In History, Today on November 28

NASA's InSight lander successfully landed on Mars to study the planet's interior, marking a significant achievement in space exploration.

A plane carrying the Chapecoense football team crashed in Colombia, killing 71 people. The team was on its way to play in the Copa Sudamericana final.

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, finds evidence of ancient freshwater-lake environment on Mars.

WikiLeaks began releasing U.S. diplomatic cables, revealing confidential communications between the U.S. State Department and its embassies around the world, causing a global diplomatic uproar.

The first partial human face transplant in a successful operation is carried out in Amiens, France by a team led by Dr. Bernard Devauchelle and Dr. Jean-Michel Dubernard.

A suicide bombing of a hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, killed 13 people and injured 80. The attack targeted Israeli tourists and was linked to al-Qaeda.

The Lancet, a leading medical journal, publishes a comprehensive study showing that oral contraceptives have no increased risk of heart disease, supported by data from the UK's Royal College of General Practitioners' study.

Norway held a referendum in which the Norwegian people voted against joining the European Union.

Margaret Thatcher resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeded by John Major.

South African Airways Flight 295 crashed into the Indian Ocean, resulting in the deaths of all 159 people on board.

East Timor declares its independence from Portugal.

Mariner 4 is launched by NASA, the first spacecraft to successfully fly by Mars and send back images.

Mauritania becomes independent from France.

The Tehran Conference begins, a meeting between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin during World War II.

Lady Astor becomes the first woman to take her seat as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, representing the Plymouth Sutton constituency. Her election marked a significant moment in women's political history in the UK, paving the way for future female politicians.

The first American automobile race took place. Organized by the Chicago Times-Herald, the race was a 54-mile course from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois and back.

New Zealand becomes the first country to allow women to vote in a national election.

Panama declares independence from Spain and joins Gran Colombia.

The Times in London is printed by automatic, steam-powered presses for the first time, marking a revolution in printing technology.

The Royal Society, a learned society for science, is founded in London.

Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet complete the first navigation of the Strait of Magellan, entering the Pacific Ocean.

Eleanor of Provence, Queen Consort of England and wife of King Henry III, died.

The Lombard League, an alliance of northern Italian cities, defeated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa at the Battle of Legnano.

The Treaty of Andelot was signed between King Guntram of Burgundy and his nephew Childebert II, King of Austrasia. This treaty solidified the alliance between the two Frankish kingdoms and outlined mutual defense and succession agreements.